The Growing Green Workbook: Toward an Ecological Astrology

Taurus Season 2025, April 20-May 19

Hello, friends—

For new friends: This is the ninth of twelve workbook posts in my Growing Green with the Zodiac series. (Previous posts are on the Growing Green tab.) In this issue, we’ll take a look at a set of cards from the Herbcrafter’s Tarot. I have also assembled several Taurus projects and some journaling suggestions for you, and (of course!) we’ll make a trip to the kitchen. As usual, there’s a lot of material here, so you may want to tuck it away and come back to it when you have a little extra time. It’ll always be here for you, online. If this isn’t your cuppa, go here to select what you receive from me. (You always have a choice!)

As usual, I’m available to respond to your comments, discuss ideas, and think out loud together in our comment/conversation space.

Taurus, the Tarot, People Cards, and Earth

As I said in the main Taurus post, I think it’s time Earth found its place in the zodiac. So I’m seating it here, in Taurus (Fixed Earth), as co-ruler of the sign and the 2nd House, with strong relationships with the other two Earth signs: Virgo (Mutable Earth) and Capricorn (Cardinal Earth).

With an Earthy Taurus in mind, I want to show you how the Herbcrafter’s Tarot (written by Latisha Guthrie, with art by Joanna Colbert) reconstructs the Earth element, as well as giving different names for the four traditional court cards (Page, Knight, Queen, King) in each of the four tarot suits.